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AMG CEO says alpha is all about people

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
... managers," he said. "But if you look at alpha-oriented firms, you're really looking more at global and emerging market equities, which is where we are focused. And after that, we built out our alternatives business, first with our stake in AQR Capital ...

Active winning out in down markets: MFS

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
... active management remains as an integral piece of the puzzle for Australian investors. And when the current bull market in equities and bonds comes to an end, the need for capital preservation and risk management will be elevated." She added: "On the ...

Australian-first fund exceeds target

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... interest from self-directed investors. WGF provides investors with access to an actively managed portfolio of global equities in a market neutral structure which uses long and short positions to deliver consistent, positive returns of at least 10% through ...

Omega hires Vanguard, NAB vets

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... investment manager based in Melbourne. It currently manages over $3.2 billion for domestic and international clients across equities, bonds, listed property and currency overlay services.

AMP Capital execs depart in investment shake-up

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
AMP Capital has made major changes to its global equities and fixed income businesses. As part of the restructure, AMP Capital's current head of macro Ilan Dekell will take control of all macro and core portfolio management functions, while head of ...

Prime Value fund added to Macquarie Wrap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... Opportunities Fund has been added to the Macquarie Wrap Platform. Managed by Prime Value Asset Management, the Australian equities fund has averaged a return of 13.3% since its inception in November 2012. Aiming to achieve absolute returns via a highly ...

Life insurance revenues down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... transferring its insurance policies in superannuation to a new super fund in July. Overall, total assets were split across equities (44.1%), debt securities (38.5%), investment properties (5.5%) and cash and deposits (4.4%). Elsewhere, net profit after ...

CommSec pays $200,000 penalty

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... Integrity Rules 2010. On 25 March 2014, CommSec received formal notice of the death of one of its clients who held an equities account and margin loan account with CommSec. At that time CommSec did not apply a holder record to lock either of the accounts. ...

Perpetual awards global equity mandates

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... chief executive Michael Dundon said at the time: "Carnegie will play a key role as an active satellite in our global equities core/satellite portfolio structure." "We believe Carnegie's solid investment approach which is based on a concentrated, mega ...

Smart beta performs in Aussie equities

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
The top three performing exchange-traded products dedicated to Australian equities over the past year were smart beta strategies, a new Rainmaker report shows. Rainmaker's ETP Report for the September quarter shows a wide range of outcomes in the past ...